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56. The Naked Original

"Burried in blankets six foot deep, I'm-"

"Nina, what the hell is that crap?"

"Olober Sykes,"

"Don't you mean Oliver?"

"Nah it's Olober,"

Damon rolled his eyes, and reached forwards to grab one of my fries. Slapping his hand away, I flicked one in his face.

His eye-brows raised and he frowned. "When are you going to stop throwing food at me?"

I shrugged. "When Elijah gets Stefan pregnant,"

"We haven't seen Elijah in a while..."

"Aw, missing your gay buddy?"

"Nah that's Jeremy, remember?"

"Oh right, how could I forget?" I face palmed myself at my stupidity and then ate a whole bunch of fries. I was full and felt like I could have a food baby, but i knew that if I didn't finish my food, I'd regret it later. Thank God for my fast metabalism otherwise I would be a complete fattass with all the junk I ate.

"Woooo Criminal Minds!"

"Nina, why do you like this show?"

"Are you kidding?! Who can not like it?"

"...the majority of the human and vampire and hybrid and witch and werewolf race?"

"But just look at Spencer!" I pointed to the screen where Spencer was doing some kind of magic, making this little thing go pop and fly around the room. It landed on L and I burst into a fit of giggles. "See? He's so unbelievabley cute!"

"You're so unbelievabley cute," Damon murmured as he grabbed my hands and stroked my fingers with my own.

"Damon, are you flirting with me?"

He put on fake shock. "What? No of course not. I was just complimenting on how utterly beautiful you are right now,"

"Greasy hair, no makeup, watching her fetish BAU show? Oh yeah, I'm sexy and i know it."

"Hey remember when you had to wiggle in front of everyone?"

I slapped him. "I thought we promised to never bring that up again?"

His lips cornered my own. "I lied,"

Shoving him away, I laughed. "Well if you ever lie to me or bring up the wiggle situation again, I might just have shove these fries so far up your ass, you'll choke on them."

He rolled his eyes. "Baby the only one shoving things up my ass is-"

"Don't you dare say Jeremy,"

He cupped my chin and looked me deadly serious in the eye, before squinting his face up and laughing.

"Jeremy? I was gonna say Elijah,"

"Funny you don't say Stefan. Remember? You guys went total incest on me and Elena,"

He shrugged. "Speaking of which, how is Elena? Haven't heard from her in a while,"

"It's a full moon this week," I explained. "During the week of the cycle, Elena is like a pregnant craving chick on her period with acne all over her,"

"Elena's like that anyway,"

"Shut up. She's my sister,"

"Stefan's my brother and we insult him all the time?"

"That's because he eats bunnies," I chuckled. "Ooooh look it's Morgan! Remember when he was at Garcia's house and he came out of the shower in a towel and-"

"Most people tend to use towell's when the come out of the shower Nina..."

"-and he was all sparkly like an Edward Cullen vampire doll?"

His eyes snapped open. "There's an Edward Cullen vampire doll?!"

"Stop acting so girly,"

"Stop being a girl,"

"But if I suddenly turned into a boy, that would be weird..."

He raised an eye-brow. "Would it?"

I slapped him...again. "Yes it would. Now can we go to the Grill? Your boyfriend text me and asked us to meet up,"

"Which one? Elijah or Jeremy?"

I rolled my eyes. "Stefan you dumbass,"

A while later, we were all at the grill. When I mean all of us I mean Caroline, Jeremy, Stefan, Damon, and guess who else? Elijah.

"I've missed you soooooo much!" I cried as I wrapped my arms around him.

Elijah was like my best gay friend, but he wasn't gay or even remotley into guys. But he was just one of those people who I could talk to and i loved him like a brother.

"Surprisingly, I've missed you too." He chuckled, pulling away. "Drinks?"

Damon nodded. "Thank God you asked, I'll have a-"

"My boyfriend will have a bourbon, I will have beer and we would also like a big bowl of chips because we're a bunch of greedy bastards,"

"Nina, you just had loads of fries."

"Shut up sweetie," I grinned and ruffled Damon's hair.

Everyone else gave their drink orders and Elijah headed off to the bar. I jumped onto Damon's lap and soothed my fingers through his hair as he took my hand and kissed it lightly.

"Feel like doing something tomorrow?"

I sighed. "Sorry. I just don't like having too much of a good time whilst my sister is turning into a wolf and can't control her killing nature. And then the day after I'll have to stay with her cause she might not be ok but the day after that, yeah sure."

"You really do love your sister," he noted.

"Just like you love your brother," I smiled. "Sorry though. I just don't love her in the way you love Stefan. You know, incest and all that."

"Shut up," he mumbled and kissed my cheek.

"Where's Bonnie?" I asked Jeremy.

"She's staying home with Elena," he explained. "Bonnie's trying to come up with some spell that will limit the pain of the transformation,"

"Hope it helps," I said honeslty. "We should come up with a spell to get rid of the werewolf thing all together,"

"Same," Caroline sighed. "I mean, what if I get bit by a vampire? Then I'll die and cripple up like vampire do when they die. And I'm not really a fan of that look,"

We all rolled our eyes at her.

"So Ric and Jenna are getting back in a few days," Stefan pointed out. "Elena wants to have a welcome home party for them so you guys are gonna have to help out,"

"Ugh why do we have to help out at every single event that goes on in Mystic Falls?" I groaned.

"Cause we need to keep a happy and low profile," Damon shrugged. "There's a vampire council we're trying to avoid, you know?"

"Yeah but I'm not a vampire.."

"You will be one day,"

"Oh charming,"

Elijah returned with our drinks and placed a bowl of chips on the table in front of me. I grinned like a crazy person and grabbed a whole bunch before stuffing them into the mouth because I was a greedy bastard who took advantage of my high metabalism.

"Thanks Elijah!" I sang as I took a sip of my beer.

Damon spun the glass of his bourbon and weirdly, he didn't down it. It wasn't a very important notification, I just found it weird.

But shrugged it off and ate the rest of my chips..because I was greedy.

The next morning, I woke up feeling weirdly grumpy. It was like Elena had passed on her hormone rage to me. I hated that about us. When she felt crappy, I felt crappy.

So to save myself from the urge of wanting to die, I crawled out of Damon's arms and headed downstairs to the coffee maker. As I proceeded to make coffee and inhale the granules like a normal cranky person, I gasped as a voice came from behind me.

"Snorting coffee granules? That's hardcore,"

"Gah!" I jumped around, and threw the jar of coffee at the intruder. But as it landed all over Elijah's hair, I burst into a fit of giggles.

"Yes good morning to you too Nina,"

"Sorry," I laughed. "Hey do you want some coffee?"

"As long as it's not in my hair," he murmured as he brushed it all out. "Why are you up so early?"

I checked the clock. "It's 10 am,"

"That is early for you,"

I shrugged. "Suppose so. Hey do you know how to make eggs?"

"Of course,"

"Make me some!"

"Why should I?"

"Because I'm making you coffee and also because you love me,"

"That's fair," he nodded and walked over to the fridge; pulling out a carton of eggs. I got the sudden urge to crack an egg on his head but decided against it.

I mean, I'd already threw water all over him, heard him having sex on the phone, made out with his son and threw coffee all over him.

I'd give it a few weeks before I did something else.

Not too long later, Jeremy and Caroline came downstairs and sat at the counter with me and Elijah. I was eating my eggs which were surprisingly awesome, and Elijah was drinking my coffee which was as usual, awesome.

"So did everyone crash here last night?" I wondered.

"Elena's really sensitive at the minute and if me and Caroline and Stefan headed back drunk, her head would explode," Jeremy explained.

I looked at Elijah. "Still doesn't explain why you stayed the night,"

"I thought I might stay here for a while," he noted.

"Really?!"

"Yes. Why? Is that a problem?"

"No it's great!" I grinned. "Oh my gosh, we're gonna have so much fun! You can make me eggs every day,"

"I think we'll have to reconsider that..."

"Morning bitches," Damon mumbled as he came downstairs. Standing behind me, he planted a kiss on my cheek and wrapped his arms around my waist. "You can't cook..."

"Elijah made me breakfast," I explained.

"Ah,"

"So what are we doing today?" Caroline asked.

"I'm gonna go round and see Elena for a bit if you wanna come?" I offered.

"Yeah that sounds cool," she shrugged. "Is Bonnie staying with her tonight when the moon comes up?"

I took a sip of my coffee. "I think so. I wanted to stay but Elena wont let me,"

"Well you've helped out the past 2 months..."

"So? She's my sister and I wanna help,"

"Well sometimes you help too much," Damon murmured.

I shrugged. "Maybe. Hey I'm gonna go and get in the shower. You coming?"

His face lit up light Christmas. "Are you being serious?"

"Very," I admitted. "Hurry up before I changed my mind,"

He looked at me with raised eye-brows before scooping me up bridal, and racing up the stairs.

Elena was lying on the couch with a blanket wrapped around her and Stefan down at her side. Bonnie was sat on the edge of the sofa at her feet and I was next to Stefan.

"How are you feeling?" I asked.

"Like shit," she mumbled. She obviously was though, Elena never swore. "Ugh, why can't someone else be the werewolf?"

"It'll be fine," Stefan assured her. "Me and Bonnie are gonna stay with you every step of the way,"

"Want me to stay?" I offered. "I could help Bonnie with the spell?"

Elena smiled at me and took my hand. "It's ok, you've helped out enough. I just can't wait to get the night over with. I miss going out with you guys,"

"Well tomorrow if you're up to it, help us organize everything at the boarding house for Jenna and Ric's welcome home party?" I suggested.

She smiled lightly. "I'd like that. Hey we've also got to help out at the Masquarade Ball on Saturday,"

"Ugh no," I groaned.

"Volunteering means free drinks," Bonnie added.

"So I've just changed my mind on volunteering," I smirked. "Me, you, Bonnie and Caroline have to go dress shopping sometime because I'm pretty sure Katherine has a copy of every one of our outfits,"

Elena nodded in agreement. "We'll go tomorrow when we're picking stuff up from the party,"

"If you're up to it," I added. "If you're in pain then you should just rest,"

"I'll be fine," she promised. "Hey guys, can we go now? I don't wanna risk shifting early,"

"Of course we can," Stefan agreed and kissed her forehead. "Thanks Nina, we'll see you later."

"You'll be fine," I promised Elena and kissed her cheek. "Bonnie if you need anything, just call us and we'll come,"

"Will do," she smiled.

"Bye guys,"

Damon left a note for me saying how him and everyone else had gone out to the grill again and that I should meet them there. But quite frankly, I couldn't be bothered. I wasn't going to go out drinking whilst my sister was in unbearable pain.

So I headed upstairs, wanting another shower even though I'd already had one in the morning. I grabbed a towel from my room, took some pajamas and walked over to the bathroom. I opened the door, and could have fainted.

"Oh God!"

"Ah! Nina?!"

I dropped everything I was holding and held my hands to my eyes to block the image of Elijah, naked and standing next to the shower.

"THERE'S A NAKED ORIGINAL IN MY BATHROOM?!"

"Toss me the towel," Elijah said; embarrassment in his voice.

Without opening my eyes, I grabbed the towel and threw it over to Elijah. "Why didn't you bring a towel in?"

"I thought everyone was out," he explained.

"Wait, so you were just going to walk around the house naked?"

"It's not just you that does that!"

I snapped my eyes open, thankful his area was now covered. "How would you know if I walk around the house naked?"

"...I just assumed,"

"Well we're not all pervy and weird,"

"It's not weird to be naked Nina,"

"When you're an original it is!"

"Why?"

"Um.." I stammered. "Because you're an original..so I just didn't expect you..to have an..area,"

"That's stupid," he chuckled.

"Maybe," I agreed. "Well I'm gonna go to bed now and try and forget about this super awkward moment. I'd do the awkward turtle gesture, but it would just get more awkward seeing as I can't do it properly..so I'll just go to sleep,"

"Um yeah ok," he murmured. "Have a nice sleep,"

"Have a nice shower.."

He rolled his eyes. "Night Nina,"

"Night," I said; feeling more awkward than ever as I closed the door and headed back to mine and Damon's room. I changed into some shorts and one of Damon's shirts, then i turned the light off and lay down on the bed.

I switched the light off and hugged the pillow, trying not to think of a naked Elijah or the agonizing pain my sister was in.

Looking out to the full moon, I squeezed my eyes shut as I heard a howl from not so far away.

"You ok?" Elijah asked, his head peeking through the door. He was in jeans now, so that was better than nothing at all.

I shrugged.

"Not really," I admitted. "Can I have a hug?"

He smiled sympathetically and came over to the bed. "Sure you can,"

Elijah wrapped his arms around my waist and held me close to his chest. His bare skin was really comfy, so I decided I might just go to sleep on him.

"Will you stay until I fall asleep?"

"Wont Damon be mad?"

"No," I whispered as I lay back down and pulled Elijah with me. "We'll tell him the truth. I needed a hug because I was upset,"

"I'm gonna call him," he murmured as he pulled out a phone.

"You're still gonna stay though, right?"

He smiled and slipped an arm around my waist again. "Of course,"

I tried to stay up until Damon got back, but I just couldn't. When I was upset, I tended just to sleep. And in the embrace of Elijah's bare arms, I managed to do so.